The Cyberbeetle is based on a gorgeous Chalcosoma atlas beetle species represented in the insect box scans of the Museum für Naturkunde. Being little bit of a geek, the Cyberbeetle has his own hi-tech insect box with special features. When the box is turned on its side, small doors are revealed. Opening the doors unveils a home theater with a hi-definition flat screen, audio system and infrared communication. The horn of the Cyberbeetle contains an infrared receiver, which enables him to react immediately when the TV program starts. He likes music videos in particular. The Cyberbeetle is usually a rather grumpy creature that crawls slowly and murmurs along the way, but as soon as the TV is switched on, he becomes very cheerful and dances little bit.

In order to provide the Cyberbeetle with a satisfying media experience, me and my brother Tomi made him an entertaining music video. While I animated insect and plant pictures cut out from archival images, Tomi made a song using animal sounds from the Tierstimmenarchiv. Although not immediately evident, all the sounds in the song are made from animal sound samples except for the kick drum.

The Cyberbeetle was awarded the “Funniest hack” prize at the hackathon award ceremony.

The Cyberbeetle is based on a gorgeous Chalcosoma atlas beetle species represented in the insect box scans of the Museum für Naturkunde. Being little bit of a geek, the Cyberbeetle has his own hi-tech insect box with special features. When the box is turned on its side, small doors are revealed. Opening the doors unveils a home theater with a hi-definition flat screen, audio system and infrared communication. The horn of the Cyberbeetle contains an infrared receiver, which enables him to react immediately when the TV program starts. He likes music videos in particular. The Cyberbeetle is usually a rather grumpy creature that crawls slowly and murmurs along the way, but as soon as the TV is switched on, he becomes very cheerful and dances little bit.

In order to provide the Cyberbeetle with a satisfying media experience, me and my brother Tomi made him an entertaining music video. While I animated insect and plant pictures cut out from archival images, Tomi made a song using animal sounds from the Tierstimmenarchiv. Although not immediately evident, all the sounds in the song are made from animal sound samples except for the kick drum.

The Cyberbeetle was awarded the “Funniest hack” prize at the hackathon award ceremony.